Demon Jurrah poised to take first step back

Waiting game: Liam Jurrah could play for the Casey Scorpions in their game against North Ballarat if he passes fitness tests during training this week.

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AFL star Liam Jurrah, who has been charged over an alleged machete attack in Central Australia earlier this year, could play in the VFL this weekend.

The Melbourne Football Club has confirmed Jurrah could play for the Casey Scorpions in their game against North Ballarat if he passes fitness tests during training this week.

Jurrah has not played a game for the Demons this season.

He was charged with causing serious harm after allegedly attacking a man with a machete at town camp near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory in March.

Jurrah is due to face court again next month.

If convicted of the charges he is facing, he may face a jail term.

Jurrah is an elder of the Warlpiri people of Yuendumu, a community about 300 kilometres northwest of Alice Springs that has been riven by violence between factions of the people for more than two years.